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A82143 A declaration of the English army now in Scotland, touching the justness & necessity of their present proceedings in that nation. Imprimatur Joh: Rushworth. England and Wales. Army. 1650 (1650) Wing D666; Thomason E609_10; ESTC R205957 10,147 16

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as we see every party though as far different as light and darkness apt to do the Lord having by his Word and by his Spirit convinced us of our duty therein though there had been no such Covenant at all entred into But when we saw That under pretence of the Covenant a corrupt party in Parliament by their worldly policy after the war was ended in England and the late Kings party subdued with the loss of Thousands of the lives of Saints whose death is precious in the sight of the Lord did endeavor to set up the King upon his own terms and with him to establish a National Church Government not in all things agreeable to the Word of God but is destructive to the just Liberties of the True Spiritual Church of Christ which he hath by his own most precious Blood purchased for them and is now come forth to bestow upon them which did sufficiently demonstrate it self by the dealings of the then Master Builders with the Churches of Jesus Christ in and about L●ndon that were then threatned to be dissolved and Laws made to prevent the Communion of Saints with one another except onely in that one Publique Form then about to be established to the astonishment of many of us that had lifted up our hands to God and sworn to endeavor a Reformation according to the Word of God and therefore after much waiting upon God by Prayer and examining our own hearts about the ends and sincerity thereof we were abundantly satisfied that it was not onely lawful but our duty to keep our Arms in our hands till the ends before mentioned should be accomplished and to that purpose the Army whereof we are a part did refuse to disband did march up to London to propose to the Parliament a way of Establishment that might be more for the carrying on of the ends of Religion and Liberty though therein we were not at that time successful yet most wonderfully and graciously preserved by the Lord and extraordinarily convinced after much seeking the Face of God that our failing was in endeavoring to set up the King upon any terms he being a man of so much Blood that the Lord would have no peace with him nor any that should go about to establish him Whereupon after his own hard heart had hindred him from yielding to any overtures that were made to him by the Parliament through whom all the Armies Proposals were to be tendred and a second War more dangerous then the former contrived by him and his Son now with you together with those in Scotland that hated us of the Army of England under the name of Sectaries being by the unspeakable goodness and mighty power of God waded through and a second testimony given from Heaven to justifie the proceedings of his poor servants against that bloody Antichristian brood though with the loss of many precious Saints we were then powerfully convinced that the Lords purpose was to deal with the late King as a man of blood And being perswaded in our consciences That he and his Monarchy was one of the ten horns of the Beast spoken of Revel 17.12 13 14 15. And being witnesses to so much of the innocent blood of the Saints that he had shed in supporting the Beast and considering the loud cryes of the souls of the Saints under the Altar we were extraordinarily carried forth to desire Justice upon the King that man of Blood And to that purpose Petitioned our Superior Officers and the Parliament to bring him to Justice which accordingly by an high hand of Providence was brought to pass which act we are confident the Lord will own in preserving the Commonwealth of England against all Kingdoms and Nations that shall adventure to meddle with them upon that account When God executes his judgments upon malefactors let none go about to resist when he brings forth those his enemies that will not suffer Jesus Christ to be King in the midst of his Sa●nts and breaks them in pieces like a Potters vessel let not Scotland nor any other Nation say What dost thou We fear they have been too busie already the Lord that sees the secrets of all hearts knows the compliance of Scotland with the late Kings issue now with you was in order to disturb the Peace of England for being Gods executioners upon a bloody Tyrant and a supporter of the Throne of the Beast But blessed be the Lord the crafty are taken in their own snare England sits in peace whilest Scotland receives into their chief City their new King at the very hour wherein an Army that had matched 300 miles is facing them at the very gates We wish our Brethren of Scotland especially those that truly fear the Lord would consider these things and not slight the providences of God so much as they do When Scotland chose new gods and would have a King out of a Family that God had rejected then was war in the Gates And though we do not think Providences alone a sufficient rule for Gods people to walk by yet we do know that the Lord speaks to his people by his Providence as well as by his Word and he is angry with his people that do not take notice thereof and promiseth blessing to those that do Psal 107. and the latter end And here give us leave not in a boasting spirit but in meekness and fear to tell you That we are perswaded we are poor unworthy instruments in Gods hand to break his enemies and preserve his people You have acknowledged us in your own Papers to be a Rod of Iron to dash in pieces the Malignants but withal say We must no● be broken in pieces because we now set our selves against the Lot of Gods inheritance Let us here speak for our selves yea the Lord speak for us who knows our hearts and all our ways we value the Churches of Jesus Christ who are the lot of Gods inheritance Ten thousand times above our own lives yea we do bless the Lord we are not onely a Rod of Iron to dash the common enemies in pieces but also a hedg though very unworthy about Christs Vineyard and if we know our own hearts where ever the lot of Gods inheritance shall appear to be found in Scotland we shall think it our duty to the utmost hazzard of our lives to preserve the same But if there be any that have taken councel together against the Lord and against his anointed when the Lord hath decreed to set upon his holy Hill of Sion we are perswaded the Lord hath brought us hither as instruments through which he will speak to them in his wrath and vex them in his sore displeasure We desire it may be known to you our Brethren of Scotland That we are not Soldiers of Fortune we are not meerly the servants of men we have not onely proclaimed Jesus Christ the King of Saints to be our King by profession but desire to submit to him upon his